Editor Cher Checchio tested and reviewed LL Flooring's engineered hardwood floors in her own ... including maple, white oak, red oak, hickory and acacia. "A great benefit of engineered hardwood ...

The classic beauty of hardwood ... board), and white oak comes in at 1360. Durability: Thanks to the wood’s open grain, wood stains take particularly well and evenly to oak floors.

Engineered wood flooring has the luxurious look and feel that makes hardwood floors so sought-after by homeowners but with a few important advantages. High on the list? Its affordability.